The port of Açu is planning to start operations at the GNA 1 thermoelectric plant for the second quarter of 2021.
The GNA 1 thermoelectric project is currently in the commissioning process, which is part of an investment of around R$ 9 billion, which also involves an LNG regasification terminal, as well as the construction of a second thermoelectric plant, GNA 2, which should consume around BRL 4,5 billion of the total budget invested in the Port of Açu.
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Operation of the GNA thermoelectric plant scheduled for 2021
Due to the increase in cases of covid-19 in the region, the forecast for the start of operation of the thermoelectric plant in Porto do Açu, announced in a press conference on the morning of Wednesday 9th, by the CEO of Prumo Logística, Carlos Tadeu Fraga. The start of work on GNA 2 was postponed to 2021, due to the pandemic.
The thermoelectric plants, in the port of açu, total 3 GW of installed capacity, with generation from LNG, but the company has in hand a license for the installation of 6,4 GW.
Initial project for the Port of Açu should involve the construction of the two plants jointly
Initially, the port intended to start the construction of the two GNA thermoelectric plants simultaneously, but Carlos Fraga thought it best to demobilize the workforce, for the time being, until he waited for a favorable moment to resume construction.
The LNG terminal is finished and should receive the first loads soon. Together, the company states that it is in an advanced licensing process for a UPGN. The installation will have a capacity of up to 40 MMm³/d in modular expansion.
Port of Açu aims to participate in auctions for GNA thermoelectric plants
According to the CEO of Prumo Logística, Carlos Fraga, he informed that the conclusion of the work on two gas transport pipelines is included in the short-term plans. Gasinfe and Gasog. One of them connects Porto do Açu to the Cabiúnas terminal, in Macaé, and the other connects Porto do Açu to GASCAV.
